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Modern- Dance I, 2nd 9 weeks PART 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the early 1900s European and American dancers started to rebel against the rigid constraints of ______________

a)

Jazz Dance

b)

Classical Ballet

c)

Ballet Folklorico

d)

Hip Hop

2.

True or False? Modern dances focuses on creative self expression rather than rigid technique.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False? Modern Dance CAN BE ANYTHING, a free style of dance in which choreographers use emotions, patterns or art to create their own steps.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What are the three modern dance movement elements? Check all that apply

a)

Space

b)

Hard Technique

c)

Time

d)

Energy

e)

Passe

5.

Who is this Modern Dance Pioneer? She wanted to move away from rigid ballet technique.

a)

Isadora Duncan

b)

Amalia Hernandez

c)

Gwen Verdon

6.

Who is this modern dance pioneer? She was inspired by GREEK MYTHOLOGY.

a)

Queen Catherine of England

b)

Martha Graham

c)

Mikhail Baryshnikov

7.

Which natural movement did Isadora Duncan NOT perform?

a)

skipping

b)

running

c)

jumping

d)

leaping

e)

sleeping

8.

Describe Martha Grahams modern dance style?

a)

Slow and steady

b)

High in the air

c)

Angular and shape driven

d)

Only floorwork

9.

Which modern dance technique means to make a C shaped curve with your torso?

a)

Convulsion

b)

Contraction

c)

Movement

d)

Plie

10.

What is an inversion?

a)

A math formula

b)

walking on all fours

c)

sideways movement

d)

a handstand